Defence News

No matter what: We Will Remember Them !

ANZAC Day is also an opportunity for us to remember in prayer, the current service men and women, some of whom belong to our school community.
In addition, it would be a wonderful craft project for your children to make a wreath to hang on your front door, and/or lantern to place on the letter box (there are some simple ideas on the internet/Facebook – e.g. a wreath made from an egg carton and a lantern made from a milk carton).

Music for mateship - anyone who can play an instrument is invited to take part in a dawn service on their driveway playing their instrument for the Last post, observing the minute’s silence and playing the Rouse. All instructions are on the following website:       musicformateship.com.au Sheet music can be downloaded.

Please take photos of your family’s/neighbourhood celebration of ANZAC Day, as I would like to include some in next term’s newsletter and for inclusion in the Defence and Woden RSL magazines.

Happy Easter, have a safe and relaxing holiday.

Blessings of the Risen Christ.

Linda de Salis

Defence School Mentor

Dear St Benedict’s families,
We miss you and thank God for the opportunities we do have to connect. During this challenging time we are striving to provide different ways we can support personal and family prayer during Holy Week and at Easter. 

Over the Easter period St Benedict's Parish will be streaming masses and the Stations of the Cross from our Facebook page.

On Saturday evening we will be holding a special Children's liturgy at 6pm, in place of the usual Easter Vigil. To allow for this liturgy to be interactive we would like to hold a ZOOM meeting. If your family would like to be part of this special occasion please send an email, displaying the email address you would like to use for the ZOOM meeting, to the following email address;

narrabundah@cg.org.au

We would love for this children's liturgy to be interactive and for the children to take a lead in the liturgy by doing the readings and prayers of the faithful. If your child/children would like to be a reader please add this to your email to the parish.

To allow everyone to feel connected, each child is invited to collect a candle and copy of the liturgy from the school. Even students who do not want to read. You can use a family candle and the liturgy can also be emailed to you.

Tomorrow, Thursday 9th April, from 1pm to 3pm the St Benedict's staff will be holding a drive through candle and liturgy collection for families. We encourage all families to come to the school entrance, drive through and collect their candles and copy of the liturgy in preparation for the Children's liturgy on Saturday evening.

May this week be sacred for you and your families, may we hear the Lord speak deeply to us and may many hearts turn back to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Love and prayers,
Fr Dan, Fr Rem, Fr Baiju and Br Bear